Author: Mike Huck
2022 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our seventh annual Top Progressive Albums column, where we highlight the best of the year across the progressive …
The Progress Report – November 2022
Welcome to the November Progress Report – and sort of December, as well. November is always our last month featuring …
The Progress Report: October 2022
Welcome to the October Progress Report – our penultimate edition before list season starts. With that in mind, we start …
Queensryche – Digital Noise Alliance Review
The sixteenth studio album from the thinking man’s metal band, Queensrÿche, is here. Digital Noise Alliance is the band’s first …
The Progress Report: September 2022
Welcome to the September Progress Report. It felt like we struck gold last month with all the high-quality releases, and …
Lux Incerta Interview
French dark metal band Lux Incerta have been around for over twenty years. Back in April they released their second …
The Progress Report – August 2022
Welcome to the August Progress Report, and what a report it is! The quality of music is high this month …
Sigh – Shiki Review
Japan’s pre-eminent purveyors of experimental black metal, Sigh, return with their twelfth full-length release, Shiki. Once again led by the …
The Progress Report: July 2022
Welcome to the July Progress Report. We’ve got some returning acts, some debuts, some re-dos, and a pretty good overall …
The Progress Report: June 2022
Welcome to the June Progress Report. If there’s an overriding theme this month, it’s consistency with respect to the ratings. …
Porcupine Tree – Closure / Continuation Review
A new Porcupine Tree album; stranger things have happened in the past couple of years, but I suspect not many …
The Progress Report: May 2022
Welcome to the May Progress Report. It was another strong month for progressive music, and the six albums we chose …
The Progress Report: April 2022
Welcome to the April Progress Report. We’ve got six strong albums for you this month, some or all of which …
The Progress Report: March 2022
Welcome to the March Progress Report. We’ve got plenty of variety this month – something we always strive for but …
Amorphis – Halo Review
Finnish legends Amorphis are back with Halo, their fourteenth album and the final chapter in a trilogy that includes the …
Cult Of Luna – The Long Road North Review
A year and a week after dropping the interim teaser EP The Raging River, post-metal titans Cult Of Luna return …
The Progress Report: January 2022
Welcome to the January Progress Report, and Happy New Year to everyone out there. It seemed like 2021 was just …
2021 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our sixth annual Top Progressive Albums column, where we highlight the best of the year. As always, this …
The Progress Report: November 2021
Welcome to the November Progress Report – the final review column of the year, as December’s will be our Best …
Cynic – Ascension Codes Review
I’m not sure if anyone expected another Cynic album after what was a disastrous 2020 for the band. Long-time drummer …
Khemmis – Deceiver Review
Critical doom metal darlings Khemmis are back with their fourth album Deceiver, after the longest gap between releases yet. Three …
The Progress Report: October 2021
Welcome to the October Progress Report. As the end of the year (and therefore list season) approaches, things are heating …
The Progress Report: September 2021
Welcome to the September Progress Report. As we head into the final months of 2021 (already?!) we will typically see …